The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTTrue individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
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